This is my point exactly about how they wouldn't ship the Raspberry Pi without the Logo on...
also an update, they seem to be telling people now about the shortage: Dear customer, Many thanks for your order for BeagleBone Black, unfortunately due to a global shortage your order is currently on back order. However, we are delighted to inform you that in partnership with BeagleBoard.org we are now able to immediately supply an element14 BeagleBone Black alternative. This board has a BeagleBoard compliant design as well as identical hardware and software functionality to the BeagleBone Black you originally ordered and has been manufactured with full endorsement of BeagleBoard.org. so that element14 customers can be supplied with the product even when there are global supply chain shortages. If you wish to purchase the element14 BeagleBone Black, please *cancel your original order by contacting your local sales office*, and then *click here <http://click.e-marketing.premierfarnell.com/?qs=59018e97ecdc19df2134507aad8875d2231e0bc0bc0e9e6c0e8a41d580cd0b27acd7cfa2e2a0dea5>* to place your order now. Please note that orders will be dispatched on the first come first serve basis. We wish you a lot of fun with your BeagleBone Black. Your Farnell element14 team. On Tuesday, 8 April 2014 16:53:17 UTC+1, dwfunk4475 wrote: > > >> Seriously: The box I got carries both the CE and FCC logos. > >> Makes you wonder why they took the effort to remove these logos from > the board itself! > > > Because those boards have not passed the proper certifications to carry > those logos. > > > > > -david > > > > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 8:10 AM, Bas Laarhoven <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> >>> >>> The main thing I'm surprised about is the lack of CE/FCC certification >>> after the hassle the RasPi people had: >>> >>> http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/raspberry-pi-needs-ce- >>> certificatio-70202 >>> >>> ...although there is a CE LOGO on the box, I thought the product itself >>> needed the CE LOGO >>> >>> >> That's probably the 'China Export' logo :D >> >> Seriously: The box I got carries both the CE and FCC logos. Makes you >> wonder why they took the effort to remove these logos from the board itself! >> >> -- Bas > > > > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
